The Clorox Company

BVL:CLX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.7b

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Clorox Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Clorox's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.8%, while the Household Products industry saw earnings growing at 3.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. Clorox's return on equity is 90.6%, and it has net margins of 6.2%.

Key information

-11.84%

Earnings growth rate

-10.98%

EPS growth rate

Household Products Industry Growth9.94%
Revenue growth rate4.28%
Return on equity90.63%
Net Margin6.16%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2022

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Clorox makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BVL:CLX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 227,0654351,711130
30 Sep 227,0414051,685131
30 Jun 227,1074621,679132
31 Mar 227,1084581,711143
31 Dec 217,0802471,762144
30 Sep 217,2314371,809150
30 Jun 217,3417101,809149
31 Mar 217,5229231,813146
31 Dec 207,5241,2251,829153
30 Sep 207,1311,1511,723147
30 Jun 206,7219391,654145
31 Mar 206,3658701,557141
31 Dec 196,1338161,470136
30 Sep 196,1578131,478134
30 Jun 196,2148201,482136
31 Mar 196,2787961,458135
31 Dec 186,2447901,447133
30 Sep 186,1878411,420132
30 Jun 186,1248231,407132
31 Mar 186,0808081,427132
31 Dec 176,0407991,431135
30 Sep 176,0307161,423136
30 Jun 175,9737031,409135
31 Mar 175,9266661,432140
31 Dec 165,8756531,420140
30 Sep 165,8146541,412142
30 Jun 165,7616481,393141

Quality Earnings: CLX has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CLX's current net profit margins (6.2%) are higher than last year (3.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CLX's earnings have declined by 11.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CLX's earnings growth over the past year (76.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (-11.8% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CLX earnings growth over the past year (76.1%) exceeded the Household Products industry 4.7%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst CLX's Return on Equity (90.63%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/05/03 00:11
End of Day Share Price 2023/02/03 00:00
Earnings2022/12/31
Annual Earnings2022/06/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

The Clorox Company is covered by 31 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Lauren LiebermanBarclays
Constance ManeatyBMO Capital Markets Equity Research